Kenya has expressed its discomfort with a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) that China has been negotiating with the East African Community since 2016 which would give preferential access to goods imported from the Dragon economy.
The source of tension is clear: Dr Chris Kiptoo, the principal secretary for Trade, was quoted in the Business Daily as lamenting that local manufacturers risked being over-run by Chinese firms if the FTA is ratified.
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